Description: This is a map showing the top of the lower limestone of the Floridian aquifer in Escambia and Santa Rosa counties, current to 1967. "The contours show that this limestone becomes deeper toward the southwest at about 35 feet per mile. This limestone aquifer thins toward the Gulf of Mexico and ranges in thickness from 360 to 1,200 feet." — Florida Bureau of Geology Please see the article Ground-Water Features in Escambia and Santa Rosa Counties, Florida by Jack T. Barraclough for more information.
Place Names: 1950-1999, Escambia County, Santa Rosa County, Cantonment, Century, Pensacola, Gulf of Mexico, Blackwater River, Escambia Bay, Escambia River, Pensacola Bay, Perdido River, Milton
ISO Topic Categories: geoscientificInformation, inlandWaters, boundaries, oceans, transportation
Keywords: Ground-Water Features in Escambia and Santa Rosa Counties, Florida- Figure 6, physical, hydrological, political, transportation, geological, county borders, roads, geoscientificInformation, inlandWaters, boundaries, oceans, transportation, Unknown,1967
Source: U. S. Geological Survey, Bureau of Geology, Florida Department of Natural Resources, Florida Bureau of Geology (Tallahassee, FL: Florida Bureau of Geology, 1967)
Map Credit: Courtesy the University of South Florida Library |
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